- And the lucky developers are… Apple picks its favorite apps and media content of 2011 (Wired)
- Those sugar highs can still be linked to a majority of children’s cereals (MediaPost)
- Meanwhile, researchers find video games are helping to combat childhood obesity (Montreal Gazette)
- Free COPPA webinar December 15 to feature president of the kidSAFE Seal Program (kidSAFE)
- Kids’ online characters get the plush treatment thanks to a new startup (San Francisco Chronicle)
- A new digital publishing strategy leaves McGraw-Hill Education with a downsized workforce (Publishers Weekly)
- The iPhone gears up for a very happy holiday (CNET)
- Meanwhile, new cloud-based gaming technology brings console games to tablets and phones (The Telegraph)
- Sanrio says ‘Hello’ to Chorion’s Mr. Men and Little Miss character range (Financial Times)
- The many faces of Facebook are actually helping to boost your memory (Mashable)
- The dollar store business model continues to pay off (The Globe and Mail)
- Japanese cartoon emoticons take on the West (The New York Times)
- How the iPad is successfully infiltrating the US$22 billion toy market (The Washington Post)
- Harry Potter and Justin Bieber ruled the Twitterverse in 2011 (Advertising Age)
- Kermit the Communist? A controversial debate on The Muppets’ political views hits the web (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Study finds more people in China are choosing online video entertainment over TV (eMarketer)
- Nielsen corrects kids measurement error, but stands by controversial Nick ratings (Wall Street Journal)
- How marketers get those Christmas bells ringing in your head (Advertising Age)
- Book publishers maintain pricing control over eBook titles (The Calgary Herald)
- A roadmap to gaming with young kids (MSNBC)
- Will the world be hungry for more Hunger Games? (Collider)
- Club Penguin co-founder dishes on today’s top-five social trends for kids (PR Newswire)
- Household trash becomes children’s treasures thanks to new sticker product (Springwise)
- Action Comics’ first Superman book becomes world’s most expensive comic (BBC)
- New research says mobile television appeals to busy moms and families (MediaPost)
- One school program uses kid-friendly pedometers to help fight childhood obesity (Forbes)
- McDonald’s Happy Meals no longer welcome in San Francisco (Advertising Age)
- Hasbro’s Ouija film project points to yes for Buffy scribe (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is the future of technology computer-less? (GigaOM)
- Hogwarts Guide to Etiquette: At one UK school, students learn their manners Harry Potter-style (The Globe and Mail)
- Breaking Dawn breaks down US$500 million box-office mark (Variety)
- Canada’s government goes to new lengths to prevent – and punish – bullying (The Toronto Star)
- Deep discounts and website investments paid off for US retailers this past weekend – will the holiday cheer last? (The Wall Street Journal)
- More entertainment platform options for kids creates challenges for TV ratings (Advertising Age)
- Is tough love the best love for an internet startup? (New York Times)
- Survey says US and UK video online ad spending will grow (eMarketer)
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